Diff between clicking on a file and using file open w/in program?

R

rkcl

Why do I have limited capabilities when I double click to open my file in
Excel rather than open the file within the program itself?
 
D

Dave Peterson

What does limited capabilities mean?

If it means the file doesn't always open when you double click on it in windows
explorer...

Sometimes one of these works:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.
 
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